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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>57384</law_id><section_number>19.2-355</section_number><catch_line>Petition of defendant</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="19.2">Criminal Procedure</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="21">Recovery of Fines and Penalties</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Payment of Fines and Costs on Installment Basis, etc</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="a"><p><span class="prefix-number">a.</span> The <span class="dictionary">court</span> may require any <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> entering a deferred, modified deferred, or installment payment agreement to file a <span class="dictionary">petition</span>, under <span class="dictionary">oath</span>, with the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, upon a form provided by the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, setting forth the financial condition of the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>. <a id="paragraph-210301" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-355/#a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="b"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> Such form shall be a questionnaire, and shall include, but shall not be limited to: the name and residence of the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>; his occupation, if any; his family status and the number of persons dependent upon him; his monthly income; whether or not his dependents are employed and, if so, their approximate monthly income; his banking accounts, if any; real estate owned by the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, or any interest he may have in real estate; income produced therefrom; any independent income accruing to the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>; tangible and intangible personal property owned by the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>, or in which he may have an interest; and a statement listing the approximate indebtedness of the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> to other persons. Such form shall also include a payment plan of the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>. At the end of such form there shall be printed in bold face type, in a distinctive color the following: THIS STATEMENT IS MADE UNDER <span class="dictionary">OATH</span>, ANY FALSE STATEMENT OF A <span class="dictionary">MATERIAL</span> <span class="dictionary">FACT</span> TO ANY QUESTION CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL CONSTITUTE <span class="dictionary">PERJURY</span> UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF &#xA7; <a class="law" title="What deemed perjury; punishment and penalty" href="/18.2-434/">18.2-434</a> OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. THE MAXIMUM <span class="dictionary">PENALTY</span> FOR <span class="dictionary">PERJURY</span> IS CONFINEMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY FOR A PERIOD OF TEN YEARS. A copy of the <span class="dictionary">petition</span> shall be retained by the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>. <a id="paragraph-210302" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-355/#b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="c"><p><span class="prefix-number">c.</span> If the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> is unable to read or write, the <span class="dictionary">court</span>, or the clerk, may assist the <span class="dictionary">defendant</span> in completing the <span class="dictionary">petition</span> and require him to affix his mark thereto. The consequences of the making of a false statement shall be explained to such <span class="dictionary">defendant</span>. <a id="paragraph-210303" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/19.2-355/#c"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 19.1-347.2; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 250; 1975, c. 495; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 388.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
